¹² Then Samuel ^(A)took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name ^[a]Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”

¹⁷ But ^(A)he always returned to Ramah, for his home was there. There he judged Israel, and there he ^(B)built an altar to the Lord.

²⁵ And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. ^(A)So the Lord heeded the prayers for the land, and ^(B)the plague was withdrawn from Israel.